Roger Ashton-Griffiths Biography (1957-)

Born January 19, 1957, in Hertfordshire, England; married Sharmini Thillaimuthu (a studio manager); children: two. Addresses: Agent: Peters Fraser& Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, writer
Birth Details
January 19, 1957
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Lestrade, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
  • Mass observer, Stranger Than Fiction, 1985
  • Priest, Brazil, Universal, 1985
  • Radio producer, Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
  • Reverend Duckworth, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
  • Francis Jr., Haunted Honeymoon, Orion, 1986
  • Moonhead, Pirates, Cannon, 1986
  • Punter in cafĂ©, Empire State, [Great Britain], 1987
  • Harvey, Chambre a part (also known as Separate Bedrooms), Prima Film/Flach Film, 1989
  • Turpin, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (also known asLe cuisinier, le voleur, sa femme et son amant and Spica), Miramax, 1989
  • Watchman, Georg Elser--Einer aus Deutschland (also known as Georg Elser and Seven Minutes), Mutoskop, 1989
  • Inspector Tarr, Chicago Joe and the Showgirl, New Line Cinema, 1990
  • Lord Cowley, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
  • Royal photographer, King Ralph, Universal, 1991
  • Dr. Eddie Monk, Shadowlands, Savoy Pictures, 1993
  • Member of Parliament, The Madness of King George (also known as The Madness of George III and The Madness of King George III), Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
  • Mr. Bung, Restoration, Miramax, 1995
  • Walsh, Go Now, Gramercy Pictures, 1995
  • Auctioneer, Jude, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
  • Bob Bantling, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
  • Prosecution counsel, The Wind in the Willows (also known as Mr.Toad's Wild Ride), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1996
  • Canon Van Stone, Swept from the Sea (also known as Amy Foster and Balaye par la mer), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
  • Prosecution counsel, The White Squall, Buena Vista, 1997
  • Cliff Sniffton, You're Dead ... (also known as You Are Dead), Trident Releasing, 1998
  • Old bishop, A Knight's Tale, Columbia, 2001
  • Doctor, Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
  • P. T. Barnum, Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
  • Eagle, Devil's Gate, Atmosphere Entertainment, 2003
  • Lord Orwood, What a Girl Wants, Warner Bros., 2003
  • Mayor, The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005
  • Tom Flannery, Irish Jam, Bauer Martinez Studios, 2005
  • Film Work
  • Director, And Beyond (short film), 2000
  • Director and editor, Deflation (short film), Spectacle Films, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Walt, Grange Hill, BBC, 1990
  • Miniseries
  • Rodman, Jack the Ripper, Euston Films, 1988
  • Mr. Thompson, Shadow of the Noose, BBC, 1989
  • Len Arrowsmith, The Life and Times of Henry Pratt, Independent Television, 1992
  • Vicar, The Wimbledon Poisoner, BBC, 1994
  • George Chuzzlewit, Martin Chuzzlewit (also known as Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit"), BBC, 1995, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1995
  • Gentleman at mint, Moll Flanders (also known as The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders), Independent Television, 1996, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1996
  • Polites, The Odyssey (also known as Homer's "Odyssey," Die Abenteuer des Odysseus, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
  • Prior Aymer, Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" (also known as Ivanhoe), BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1997
  • King George IV, Vanity Fair, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Miller Sprigge, Children of the New Forest, BBC, 1998
  • Sir Boris, Merlin, NBC, 1998
  • Mr. Peck, Micawber, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television, 2001-2002
  • Panza, Empire, ABC, 2005
  • Movies
  • First coachman, The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, CBS, 1984
  • Churchman, Heidi, 1993
  • Geoff, The Plant, BBC, 1995
  • Dr. Alwyn Mosgrave, Lady Audley's Secret, Carlton Television, 2000, also broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, 2000
  • Friar Tuck, "Princess of Thieves," The Wonderful World of Disney,ABC, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Orgo, "Boring," The Young Ones, BBC, 1982
  • Ivan, The Secret Servant, BBC, c. 1984
  • Town crier, "The Citadel," Crossbow (also known as Guillaume Tell and William Tell), 1988
  • Detective inspector Larber, "Time Out," The Bill, Thames Television, 1989
  • Longstaff (antique shop owner), "Montezuma's Revenge," Lovejoy, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1991
  • Mr. Ramsbottom, "Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine: Parts 1 & 2," The Darling Buds of May, Yorkshire Television, 1993
  • Vlademar Tymrak, "Report from the Grave," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1996
  • Thomas of Bristol, "St Peter's Fair," Cadfael 2 (also known as Cadfael), Central Independent Television and PBS, 1997
  • Shower man, "Alex's POV," As If, UPN, 2001
  • (As Roger Ashton Grifiths) Glass Eye Gordon, "Citizen Cecil," Keen Eddie, Fox, 2004
  • Appeared as Humbert, C.A.T.S. Eyes (also known as Cats Eyes), Independent Television; as Dr. Bill Durn, The Nation's Health, London Weekend Television; as Eddie, Prospects, Euston Films; and as Mr. Fox, Rude Health, Channel 4 (England).
  • Stage Appearances
  • Angelo, Archangels Don't Play Pinball, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol, England, 1986
  • Appeared as Gloucester in King Lear, Colchester, England; as Algolin Space Queen Maladjusta, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, England; and as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (musical), Liverpool and Watford, England.
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • And Beyond (short film), 2000
  • Deflation (short film), Spectacle Films, 2001

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